France have taken the unusual step of naming a player in their World Cup team who had not even arrived in Australia when the announcement was made.

French winger Xavier Garbajosa will fly home from the World Cup after failing to recover from a knee ligament injury.

CLIVE WOODWARD last night vowed that there will be no repeat of England’s Paris ambush when his players are reunited with Six Nations champions France at Twickenham on Saturday.

France coach Bernard Laporte has recalled Stephane Glas to Les Bleus’ squad for the Six Nations game at Scotland on March 23.